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6 3 . B u c c i n u m s q u a l i d u m .
B. testd conico-fusiformi, fu s e d ; anfractu basali ventricoso; spird
m ediocri; aperturd fu s e d , lutescenti, p a tu ld ; long. I J f ; iai. I J ;
p o ll.
H a b ita t ? M u s . B r it., nost., Brod.
6 4 . B u c c i n u m d e f o r m e .
B . testa ovatd, subponderosd, subalbidd, fasciis duabus fu s c is ohscuris ;
spird b r e v i; a n fra ctu basali subdepresso, suturam versus crasso;
columelld valde callosd; long. I J g ; lat. 1 p a u lo plus ; poll.
Ha b ita t a d jlu m e n P la ta (G o rriti). M u s . B r it., nost.
T h e e g g s o f th is shell, c o n ta in ed in a tra n s p a r e n t o rb ic u la r n id u s ,
th e s ize o f a tu r t le ’s e g g , w e re fo u n d th row n u p on th e sea-beach
o f th e islan d . I n th e m o n th o f J a n u a ry th e y w e re o b serv ed in a ll
stage s o f g row th . A series was p re s e rv e d in s p irits , a n d p re s en te d
to th e College o f S u rg eo n s .
6 5 . CO LUM B E LLA M IT R IFO RM IS .
C. testa fu s ifo rm i, luteo-rufescente, fa sc iis nigro-castaneis, maculis
albis tessellatd ; long. J g ; la t. f g ; poll.
H a b ita t? M u s . B r it., nost., B ro d .
6 6 . M i t r a p u s i l l a .
M . testd ovato-acutd, ventricosd, fu l v d , creberrime costatd ; costis
interstitiisque striatis, basi granulosd ; spird brevi, anfractibus suturam
supereminentibus ; columelld guinque-plicatd ; long, f ;
la t. f g paulo p lu s ; poll.
H a b ita t? M u s . nost.
T h e d en tlcu les o f th e o u te r lip a re a rra n g e d in p a irs , a t r e g u la r,
a n d som ew h a t d is ta n t, inte rv a ls .
6 7 . V o l u t a .
A fr a gm e n t o f a tu rb in a te d shell, b e a r in g m a rk s m o re a ssig n ab le
to Voluta th a n to a n y o th e r g e n u s, was fo u n d on th e sea -b e a ch in
th e n e ig h b o u rh o o d o f C ap e F a irw e a th e r, on th e e ast coast o f P a ta g
o n ia , in la titu d e 5 1 J ” so u th . T h e rem a in s a p p e a r to differ from
Voluta A nc illa a n d V. Brasiliana.
C O P IE S OF O R D E R S ,
H is M a je s ty ’s s u rv e y in g vessel A d v e n tu re , Se a B ea r B ay .
S i r ; 2 7 th M a rch 1829.
I t is m y d ire c tio n , th a t w h e n finally p a rtin g com p an y from me,
y o u p ro c e ed to th e e x e cu tio n o f th e fo llowin g o rd e rs , in c om p an y
w ith th e A d e la id e sch o o n e r, th e c om m an d e r o f w h ic h , u p o n o u r
m e e tin g h im , w ill re c eiv e in s tru c tio n s to p u t h im s e lf u n d e r y o u r
com m an d .
You will, as soon as po ssib le , m ak e th e b e s t o f y o u r w a y to P o r t
F am in e , s to p p in g a t P e c k e t H a rb o u r to com m u n ic ate w ith th e
In d ia n s , sh o u ld th e y b e th e re , fo r th e p u rp o s e o f s e c u rin g a s u p p
ly o f g u a n a c o m e a t fo r th e s h ip ’s company.
A t P o r t F am in e y o u w ill im m ed ia te ly d e ta ch L ie u te n a n t S k y rin
g , w ith a b o a t a n d b o a t's c rew , in th e A d e laide, to co-o p e ra te
w ith L ie u te n a n t G rav e s in su rv e y in g th e M ag d a le n C h an n e l a n d
its c om m u n ic atio n w ith th e sea ; a fte r w h ic h y o u w ill d ire c t h im
to re jo in y o u , b y th e B a rb a r a C h an n e l, a t P o r t G a lla n t, w h ith e r
y o u w ill p ro c e ed , a fte r c om p le tin g y o u r w a te r a t P o r t F am in e ; on
y o u r w ay to w h ich , i f y o u s h o u ld h av e a n o p p o rtu n ity , th e followin
g b ay s, on th e so u th side o f th e S tr a it, m ig h t b e p la n n e d , v iz .
L y e ll B ay , Cascade B ay , S an P e d ro B ay , a n d F r e s hw a te r B a y (o r
C o v e ). T h e coast also to th e w e st o f th e B a rb a r a C h an n e l, b e h in d
th e is la n d s o f Charles a n d Ulloa, sh o u ld b e ex am in ed ; a n d o f th e
n o r th e rn a rm o f th e J e rom e C h an n e l, called in th e c h a r t, In d ia n
S o u n d , w e k n ow n o th in g .
I f , a fte r th e r e tu rn o f th e A de laide, y o u sh o u ld find th e w e a th e r
so fa v o u rab le as to p e rm it y o u r e x te n d in g y o u r e x p lo ra tio n o f those
p a rts o f th e S tr a it w h ich a re y e t u n k n ow n to u s, y o u will rem a in
fo r th a t p u rp o s e ; b u t, a t a ll ev en ts, y o u a re to le av e th e S tr a it b y
th e m id d le o f J u n e , o r th e first o f J u ly a t la te st, a n d r e p a ir w ith
th e A d e la id e to S an Carlos, a t th e n o rth e n d o f Chilóe, w h e re yo u
will find o r h e a r o f me , b y th e 1 0 th o f A u g u s t.
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